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Helen Sebidi, Modern Life: You Have Lost the Bird, You Only Have the Feathers, oil pastel on paper© Strauss & Co — view on Strauss & Co website ↗

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Modern Life: You Have Lost the Bird, You Only Have the Feathers

Helen Sebidi (South African, b. 1943)

ZAR 24,508 price realized incl. premium

≈ $2,814≈ £1,772≈ €2,210

Hammer ZAR 22,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 24,508

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Medium
Pastel · Works on paper all pastel results →
As published: “oil pastel on paper”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated 2004.5
Category
Pastels
Dimensions
53,5 by 71,5cm excluding frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
South African and International Art (23)
Date
November 12, 2012
Location
South Africa
Lot
94
Estimate
ZAR 20,000 – ZAR 30,000 (≈ $2,297 – $3,445) (≈ £1,446 – £2,169) (≈ €1,803 – €2,705)
Source
Auction house straussart.co.za ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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